The Cypress Lake Panthers will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Clewiston Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Clewiston took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Cypress Lake, who comes in off a win.
On Monday, Cypress Lake made easy work of DeSoto County and carried off a 9-2 win.
Cypress Lake let EJ Codie and Brady Best loose on the outfield. Codie scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Best went 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 13 runs the game before, Clewiston were a bit more limited in their match on Monday. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Avon Park. Clewiston has not had much luck with Avon Park recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Clewiston saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Casas, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Cypress Lake's victory bumped their record up to 4-8. As for Clewiston, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Cypress Lake has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Clewiston struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.6 strikeouts per game. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Cypress Lake was able to grind out a solid win over Clewiston in their previous meeting back in April of 2021, winning 8-4. Does Cypress Lake have another victory up their sleeve, or will Clewiston turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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